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This is a good website for Islamic resources:
www.kalamullah.com. You should also get a Encyclopedia of Islam and a short introduction to Islam. The first will give you in-depth analysis of Islam and the second will give you a quick reminder.
You are going to be teaching young children, so it is best to teach them very basic information about Islam. Do not go into too much detail as this may confuse them.
You should create a checklist. For example:
1. What is Islam?
2. Who is Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H)?
3. The Five Pillars of Islam (short introduction)
4. History of Islam (keep it simple)
5. Manners in Islam
6. Introduction to the Arabic Language (alphabet only)
You are going to teach 4-9 year old students. You need to keep the information as basic as possible. You need to get them a good overview of what you are teaching. This is where the short introduction to Islam book might be useful, because it will have already summarised the complex information. The students must be equipped with a firm foundation, and then introduce complex topics.
It will be useful to understand what these students already know about Islam. So type up a Quiz, photocopy it and give each student to complete. This will tell you how much they know. Make it a multiple choice questions.
During the lesson, start off with the topic title and the learning objective. You can talk, give a powerpoint presentation with sound effects, use the whiteboard, make them watch a video on Islam kids version, give them activities in the lesson and etc...
Since you have students with different age backgrounds, you have to present the information that will appeal to all of them. Mix older students with the younger ones, the older ones might help the younger one.
The older students might ask more complex questions about Islam. Some students are a pain and always ask questions like, why or how. This is where the Encyclopedia of Islam comes in because you can give them a detailed explanation...
I would hate to be a teacher, I would go mad. :skeleton: